Help Me Out With Something

[Siamanto]

I need to promote my music now, and I really need an official site. Some guy I was talking to told me to get 2 GB's of space, which came out to $75 a year. $9 a year for the domain and $75 a year for the host. He said he would maintain it for a flat rate of $75. Lol. I don't know, I need someone to help me run it for free.

What's the difference between $75/year and free? If the service is reliable and of acceptable quality, you should not hesitate.

[One-Way]

Well, I'll be paying about $90 a year to run the site.

But, I don't know how to do it alone and some guy said he'd do it for $75 flat. So basically, this year, I'd spend $165 just for a site. If I found someone to help me with it for FREE, someone who would sit and fix my site, then I wouldn't care for the yearly price and I'd buy it and pay $90 a year.

[Siamanto]

Well, I'll be paying about $90 a year to run the site.

But, I don't know how to do it alone and some guy said he'd do it for $75 flat. So basically, this year, I'd spend $165 just for a site. If I found someone to help me with it for FREE, someone who would sit and fix my site, then I wouldn't care for the yearly price and I'd buy it and pay $90 a year.

It's a very good deal, if the service is reliable or acceptable. It may end up costing you more if you do it yourself or someone does it "for free." $160 a year is less than a $1/day and your dream is worth more than that. If the guy will do a good - or even acceptable - job and relieve you from that worry, it is worth it.

PS. By the way, I'm listening to "Here Comes The Fuzz" and enjoying it.

[loseyourname]

You could always host the site on your own computer. I'm sure you have 2GB of hard drive space, don't you?

[Anonymouse]

Hosting is such a headache.

[Siggie]

I know some people who design websites and host and stuff, but they'd charge you. Plus side you'd have a nice professional website. Lemme know if you're interested.

[One-Way]

^ I am interested but it'll probably be a lot of money since they are pro's. And I don't know how to host myself, and I don't have 2GB's space. My computer is shiiit.

[Siggie]

^ I am interested but it'll probably be a lot of money since they are pro's. And I don't know how to host myself, and I don't have 2GB's space. My computer is shiiit.

They're starting out still, so it wouldn't be as much as you think probably. If you have a pretty good idea about what you want for the site, how many pages, etc they can give you an estimate maybe. I think it would be more if they had to design graphics for you, but that's all up to you and what you want. They would be creating templates for the site, so if you know any website design, you might be able to use the template and modify content yourself.

[Stark Evade]

Hosting is such a headache.

So is a painful dura.

[Siamanto]

One-Way,
Last week, I tried "one_way.com" and it was free. Would you consider it?

You could always host the site on your own computer. I'm sure you have 2GB of hard drive space, don't you?

If he wants to take the time to learn and administer the site, then it is a good idea. I think that, in general, a musician would prefer to focus on what really matters to him/her i.e. music.
Also, paying for extra - or acceptable - upload bandwidth may cost more than $150/year.